Course Requirements
Participation in discussion sections (good participation will be possible grounds
for raising course grade, especially if it is on a borderline).
Beginning with the day of the third class session, there will be two short
assignments every week, to be done on-line via the “Tests & Quizzes” section of
the course on eCommons. Each assignment will contain a single multiple choice or
fill-in-the-blank question designed to help you focus on details of the reading, and
one or two short answer questions. In the later part of the course, some of the
assignments will be designed to prepare you to write the final paper (e.g. to
choose and revise a thesis and introductory paragraph). All of these short
assignments together will be worth 60% of the course grade, based on a point
score which will be translated into a letter grade on a curve to be determined.
Note that, although the eCommons system will be set up to accept late
submission of these short assignments, no credit can be given for multiple
choice or fill-in-the-blank questions after the correct answers have been
announced.
A final paper (5–7 pages) is due, as an attachment via the “Assignments”
tool on eCommons, on Tuesday, December 8, and will count for 40% of
the grade. Please submit it in MSWord or a format easily convertible to
MSWord.
You can find answers to some commonly asked questions about my
assignments and grading in my FAQ.
All assignments are due by midnight on the due date.